JOHNSTON, IOWA (December 18, 2019) — To commemorate Iowa Public Television's 50th anniversary, the City of Johnston has named the street on the corner of Pioneer Parkway and the entrance to Terra Park as "Friends Circle." This new street name honors Iowa Public Television's Friends Foundation and the relationship that IPTV has with the City of Johnston and the patrons of its neighbor, Terra Park.

WASHINGTON DC (December 18, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) is cosponsoring bipartisan legislation to give the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) additional tools to hold drug distributors, manufacturers, and pharmacies accountable for identifying, reporting, and stopping suspicious orders of controlled substances.

DUBUQUE, IOWA (December 18, 2019) — University of Dubuque’s Department of Fine and Performing Arts will welcome 100 high school musicians from nearly 30 area schools to campus on Thursday, January 16, for the University of Dubuque Honor Band Concert. Students will begin the day with rehearsals at 8:30AM and conclude with a concert at 7PM in John and Alice Butler Hall, Heritage Center.

WASHINGTON DC (December 17, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA), a family farmer, completed his two social media series called #CornWatch and #SoybeanWatch, which gave followers an inside look at farming operations on the Grassley family farm in New Hartford, Iowa. His 20-week series highlighted the progression, from planting to harvest, of the farm’s corn and soybean crops.